BC Coroners Service says refrigerated morgue truck only deployed as backup Last Updated Jan 11, 2021 at 10:26 pm PDT (Source: gov.bc.ca) Summary The truck was sent out on Christmas Eve amid worries that deaths from illicit drug overdoses and COVID-19 might spike The Chief Medical Officer of the BC Coroner's Service says there is ample capacity at the province's morgues SURREY (NEWS 1130) — At least one refrigerated morgue truck, equipped to hold 46 bodies, has been deployed to the Fraser Health region — but only as a backup. The truck was sent out on Christmas Eve amid worries that deaths from illicit drug overdoses and COVID-19 might spike over the holidays, according to Dr. Jatinder Baidwan, Chief Medical Officer of the BC Coroner’s Service.